Jessica Byrne, BNRN
(She/Her)
Local Healthcare Resources
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Resources
"The Department of Health and Community Services provides a leadership role in health and community services programs and policy development for the province. This involves working in partnership with a number of key stakeholders including regional health authorities, community organizations, professional associations, post-secondary educational institutions, unions, consumers and other government departments".
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​Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2021, from https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/
Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information
"The Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information provides quality information to health professionals, the public, researchers and health system decision makers. Through collaboration with the health system, the Centre supports the development of data and technical standards, maintains key health databases, carries out analytics and evaluation and supports health research. The Centre supports the regional health authorities, as well as the patients and communities they serve, in the delivery of information technology and eHealth services applied in the healthcare system to provide quality care. The Centre’s mandate also includes the development and implementation of a confidential and secure provincial electronic health record as well as other provincial clinical information programs, including the change management required to support adoption by end user clinicians".
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Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2021, from https://nlchi.nl.ca/index.php/about-us
College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador
"The College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (CRNNL) is the regulatory body for all Registered Nurses (RNs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in this province. CRNNL has been the regulatory body of RNs since 1954. The College of Registered Nurses sets the standard for nursing excellence in Newfoundland and Labrador".
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College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2021, from https://www.crnnl.ca/